Once unthinkable, NASA and Lockheed now consider launching Orion on other rockets

The Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System rocket have been attached at the hip for the better part of two decades. The big ...

As U.S. and China race to the moon, America's hopes rest on SpaceX — and it's behind

China aims to put its astronauts on the moon by 2030. For NASA to get back there first, it needs SpaceX to quickly complete ...

Orion spacecraft makes crucial move toward its 2026 launch to moon

NASA's Orion spacecraft was moved seven miles to the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center Thursday, its ...

Is NASA losing the moon race? All eyes are on the megarocket launching Monday for answers

Calls for the US to land astronauts back on the moon before China have been increasingly loud and frequent. But it all hinges ...
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See Orion hunt the half-lit moon on Oct. 12

Don't miss the moon, Jupiter and the stars of the constellation Orion rise above the eastern horizon on Oct. 12.